The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-02-10

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Brother Drisko of the Machas Union Is
tlue-blue and all-wool Democrat. Yet he is
now anenting the fact that his paper has re-
ceived but - worth of advertising since the
Democratic national administration came ill.,
Boston Record.
Lewiston. the home of that great ''moral
newspaper" the Lewiston Journal, is having
another reform Spasm. The grand jury have
been i'll session ten days and are yet at it. The
Municipal court is overrun, and four of her
druggists have been before the L. S. District
court al Portland for selling ''splits," concoc-
ton of alcohol, wine, and various drugs and
>yrup>. made to resemble whiskcy. Rockland
Opinion.
PENOBSCOT BAY IN WINTER.
Notwithstanding the very cold and freezing
weather of December and most part of Janu-
AIRY, the Peno0scot Bay has not been so clear of
ice during the winter months tor a number of
wears a> AT present. There has been no time
since the cold weather began but a sailing YES
sci could have passed up or down with ease and
safety. Quite a contrast to the winter of 1871
-. The upper and eastern part of the bay was
completely closed Jan. 10th of that winter.
leaving narrow channel on the west side from
Belfast Bay up as far as Fort Point. which
closed before the 18th and no water was to be
seen in all the Bay. Capt. George Clifford of
Fort Point crossed to the Penobscot shore with
his team Feb Is. Averi ID. Heath and VIM.
&. Heath accompanied him back with their
teams from the Penobscot shore the same after
noon. these being the first teams known by
The oldest inhabitants to cross the bay so far
Town. From that time till April it was not any
thing unusual to see on any fair day from one
TO laf dozen or more teams on the bay at 4
time In fact any one thinking Jack Frost's
bridge over the Penob>cot would shorten their
journey could take il with perfect safety and
free of toll Capt. Nathan Danforth, then of
Verona being the last one to cross that year.
April 9 he started from Fort Point to cross over
10 the lower end of Orphan island with horse
and top buggy the roads being so bad that
wheels We're preferred to runners. When not
FAR from the mouth of Eastern river the ice
looked rather thin. and he turned and made a
safe landing on the Eastern shore about one mile
below the island. The next day clear water
was seen where he had passed the day before
on ice. Two days later the ice left the bay.
IPenobscot Cor. Bucksport Clipper.
OUR SENATOR'S WIVES.
Maine is represented socially among the SEN
atori;sl ladies by Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Frye.
Mrs. Hale was we'll known in Washington
society fifteen years ago as Miss Mary Chand-
Ter. only child OF the Michigan stawart Zach
Chandler. millionaire, Senator, cabinet minis
ter and political leader in the days of the Sena-
toral oi@archy and heroic methods of political
manipulation. Mrs Hale is in Europe this
season educating her three boys in French and
u.
house ia the former residence of that venerable
bon NiNant and Representative of the Bay State
sam Cooper. senator Hale is the only repre-
sentative i'll Congress who declined two cabinet
appointments. one III 1874 as postmaster gener
n in the administration of President Grant,
and the other in Isl. as secretary of the navy
i'll the cabinet of President Hayes, preferring
his scat in Congress.
Mrs. FRYE WAS Miss Caroline +. Spear, dauel-
Ter OF the brave Old skipper Captain Arch.
Spear. Of RockIand. Me. His heroic deeds on
the great. deep are among the treasures of the
Tree state Her two charming daughters
Helen E., now Mrs. Wallace Ii. White, of
Lewiston, Maine, whose husband is promi-
ncnt lawyer. aid Alice, now Mrs. Frank II.
Briggs. of Auburn. Maine. whose husband is Il
fancy stock raiser. both ladies formerly we'll
favor their old friends with their presence part
OF the season. Mrs. Frye receives, with other
New England ladies. at her hotel. and is the
life of large circle OF lady friends.
NAMES CARVED ON LOG.
The Northwest Ca>tinc correspondent of the
iurksport Clipper writes: | noticed. while
loading 4 large yellow log Oh my Sled the
nalle> OF q lo of school children carved there,
i'll the year 1872. as follows: Ellen Hatch,
Louisa Perkins, Amanda Hatch. Frances MoS-
rage. Helen MoSrage. Mary Brown, Julia Web
,ter. Frances Webster, Barbara Mudset,
Sophia Mogragc. Maria Devereux. Martha
Bowden. VIM. Wardwell, Luther Midget,
Warren Midget, Thomas J. Midget, John
Perkins. sewall Bowden, Ralph Bowden.
Charlie, DeyereuXN, Mark Hatch, Josiah Hatch.
Nehemiah Bowdcn, Frank Bowden. Frank
DeNereuN. Alpha Buker, Geo. Buker, Ferdn-
and DcvercuN. Geo. DevereuX. There We're
some thrty-tire scholars attended school that
winter. This winter where are they all: 1t
makes my heart feel sad to think of it. Charles
I,l,
sleep beneath the ocean wave. Scwell Bowden,
a member of Go. b.. ID Maine VOL, fell in the
first Bull Run battle. Frank DevereuX and
Frank Bowden fell at Gettysburg. members of
Co. H., 10th Reg, Maine Vol: Barbara Mud
get died on voyage at sea. with her husband.
Luther. Thomas and Warren Midget are all
dead. Maria DevercuN. Martha Bowdcn. Julia
Webster. Ralph Bowden, Geo. and Alpha
Buker, all gone. There are a few who have
married and moved away. There are but two
left of all that list of names, Josiah Hatch and
Geo. DevereuN, i'll the district.
THE INTERNATIONAL RAILROAD.
Tn" bill to allow the Megantic or Inter-
national railroad to 20 down around the South
shore Of Moosehead Lake was presented in
the Legislature Jan. 9th. 1t allows location
from some point OH the line of the European
and North American railway in the town of
Mattawamkea@. thence through Woodville,
Chester. Township No. 5, Range 8. Township
No. ). Range (perhaps touching MaXfield
and Medford, or one Of them) Township 4,
Range $, Brownville, Williamsburg, Barnard,
Bowerbank. Howard, EllottsviIle, to and
through Greenvillc, near the foot of Moose
head Lake. and thence to the point on the
West line of the State to which the Interna-
tional railway of Canada is now built" The
bill allows the road until September 1st, 1887,
to ill its location. and until January 1st 1855
to construct the road.
Two years ago. after much fighting, this
road got permission to bridge Moosehead
Lake. Now they say that route is impracti-
cable. and they want to 90 down around
Whether the Bangor and Piscataquis people
Will fight this proposition as they did the
other. is doubtful at present.
THE CoBURN WILL CASE.
The decision in the Coburn will case has been
made public. The Rescript says: Under the
Maine Statutes the authority of the Judge of
Probate is not affected by his aunt by marriage
being egatec. The provision of Chapter 63,
Section %, is remedial. but the remedy is not
granted for non-action. To cntitle a collateral
helr to this remedy it must appear that the pc
tltloner mad" a reasonable endeavOr to reason
ably claim an appeal and exercised reasonable
dlil@ence i'll prosecuting his petition and even
then his petition will be sustained until justice
requires revision of the decree of the Judge
of Probate. especially when it appears that the
real object sought is to beg or compel COM
fact that the will contains legacy or device
to town in trust does not render a taX-paying
nhabitant thereof an incompetent witness to a
will. The fact that the will gives Il legacy to
an incorporated hall association in part to in
sure liberal policy in respect to the use of the
hall for objects of public interest. does not
render a stakeholder of the association an i'll
competent witness to the will. Exceptions
overrulel.
LEGISLATION PROHIBITING MANUFACTURING.
No legislation has yet been proposed at Au-
gtsta specifically prohibiting manufacturing
establishments from doing business in Maine.
yet we are not sure but that some of the meas
ures under consideration have an indirect tend
cncy in that direction. When an arbitrary law
shall dictate, under severe penalty, that a paw
roll shall be made up and liquit.ated weekly, and
that under no circumstances shall female
operative labor over ten hours day. there
seems to be an enroachment upon the ancient
rights and dignities of the employed and the
employer no less totally repugnant to the SEN
slbilties as well as the vested rights of the in
dividual. If any such measure becomes law
it will prove in our judgment a most egregious
bunder. About the only legislation practicable
upon this subject is to fix by law the number
of hours that shall constitute days work, and
leave to the parties directly concerned ali ar
engagements as to the number Of hours the fac
tories shall run. fBridgton News.
WHAT MAKES AN EX-TRAvELLING MAN TIRED.